Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Lester Davis, 57, was charged with three felony counts in the Dec. 18, 2012 shooting.
A September 24, 2013 trial date has been set for Lester Davis, the Wentzville man accused of shooting a gun in a local barber shop. Davis was arrested for a shooting at All Cuts barber shop on Dec. 18, 2012. He was charged with three felony counts of first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. READ MORE: Shots Fired at Wentzville Barber Shop; Suspect in Custody Witnesses told police that the shooting followed a discussion about the Newtown, CT, killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Davis has a felony conviction in New Jersey and a history of altercations with neighbors that have resulted in the issuance of an order of protection against him. READ MORE: Division 4 Judge Richard Kevin Zerr also dates…
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Defense and prosecuting attorneys contended during a preliminary hearing over shooter's intent to harm the victim.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Defense and prosecuting attorneys contended during a preliminary hearing over shooter's intent to harm the victim.
St. Charles County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Thornhill on Tuesday denied a bond reduction request for Lester Davis, who is accused of firing shots Dec. 18 at another man inside All Cuts Barber Shop in Wentzville. During a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon at the St. Charles County Courthouse, Luby and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jillian Anderson questioned the victim, Keith Young, the barbershop owner and a Wentzville Police detective who investigated the shooting. “People look at this and say, ‘You know what? He could go into my barber shop or the grocery store and flip out again and start shooting,’” Thornhill told Davis. “You did something very spontaneous and very foolish.” Davis is being held in St. Charles County jail in …
The shooting followed a discussion about the Sandy Hook school shootings in December.
Lester Davis, 57, of Wentzville, who was charged with 1st Degree Assault-Firearm, Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Use of a Weapon after a shooting at a Wentzville barber shop, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing today at the St. Charles County Courthouse at 2 p.m. UPDATE: At the hearing, the judge will hear hear argument on setting bond for Davis. The bond currently is $400,000, no 10% allowed. The victim of the Dec. 18 shootings reported to police that the incident followed a discussion of the Sandy Hook school tragedy. A preliminary hearing, according to Law.com, is "a hearing to determine if a person charged with a felony (a serious crime punishable by a term in the state prison) should be tried for the crime charged, based on …
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